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Population in Kuwait compared to Turkmenistan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,865,298 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 4,981,316 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.57 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 4.98M (110.7% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Kuwait vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Turkmenistan
2100 9,334,340 10,041,228
2099 9,260,081 10,070,007
2098 9,186,463 10,097,571
2097 9,113,170 10,123,813
2096 9,040,141 10,148,560
2095 8,967,450 10,172,371
2094 8,895,114 10,194,567
2093 8,823,113 10,215,533
2092 8,751,505 10,235,132
2091 8,680,321 10,253,189
2090 8,609,595 10,270,414
2089 8,539,136 10,285,963
2088 8,469,109 10,300,439
2087 8,399,564 10,313,629
2086 8,330,533 10,325,212
2085 8,261,971 10,335,299
2084 8,193,896 10,343,821
2083 8,126,269 10,350,710
2082 8,059,106 10,356,526
2081 7,992,347 10,360,689
2080 7,926,024 10,363,394
2079 7,860,286 10,364,229
2078 7,795,005 10,363,113
2077 7,730,203 10,360,467
2076 7,665,903 10,356,079
2075 7,602,169 10,349,863
2074 7,538,993 10,342,496
2073 7,476,318 10,333,532
2072 7,414,183 10,322,776
2071 7,352,798 10,310,748
2070 7,292,103 10,297,702
2069 7,231,928 10,283,723
2068 7,172,407 10,268,779
2067 7,113,525 10,252,681
2066 7,055,300 10,235,535
2065 6,997,659 10,217,603
2064 6,940,617 10,198,228
2063 6,883,966 10,177,447
2062 6,827,893 10,155,121
2061 6,772,426 10,131,160
2060 6,717,567 10,105,616
2059 6,663,194 10,077,893
2058 6,609,283 10,047,185
2057 6,555,790 10,013,846
2056 6,502,807 9,977,699
2055 6,450,126 9,938,273
2054 6,397,735 9,895,840
2053 6,345,468 9,849,324
2052 6,293,294 9,799,331
2051 6,241,127 9,745,673
2050 6,188,892 9,688,197
2049 6,136,684 9,627,119
2048 6,084,369 9,562,502
2047 6,032,063 9,494,734
2046 5,979,700 9,423,990
2045 5,927,211 9,350,870
2044 5,874,608 9,275,707
2043 5,822,127 9,199,229
2042 5,769,628 9,121,705
2041 5,717,337 9,043,208
2040 5,665,332 8,964,374
2039 5,613,613 8,885,167
2038 5,562,201 8,805,836
2037 5,511,310 8,726,399
2036 5,460,951 8,646,796
2035 5,411,185 8,567,354
2034 5,362,082 8,487,651
2033 5,313,716 8,407,327
2032 5,266,162 8,326,172
2031 5,219,420 8,243,436
2030 5,173,547 8,158,380
2029 5,125,419 8,065,431
2028 5,073,776 7,964,546
2027 5,015,009 7,856,302
2026 4,945,732 7,740,924
2025 4,865,298 7,618,847
2024 4,897,263 7,494,498
2023 4,853,420 7,364,438
2022 4,589,643 7,230,193
2021 4,360,865 7,092,043
2020 4,400,267 6,949,912
2019 4,442,316 6,803,944
2018 4,323,515 6,655,524
2017 4,154,812 6,507,061
2016 4,004,096 6,360,041
2015 3,834,574 6,215,770
2014 3,665,876 6,075,283
2013 3,507,844 5,939,341
2012 3,337,109 5,808,546
2011 3,132,814 5,683,417
2010 2,943,372 5,564,356
2009 2,795,484 5,451,592
2008 2,651,421 5,345,029
2007 2,507,887 5,244,046
2006 2,364,733 5,147,105
2005 2,236,788 5,052,257
2004 2,157,320 4,958,093
2003 2,109,881 4,863,865
2002 2,059,974 4,769,465
2001 2,008,121 4,675,409
2000 1,954,709 4,582,677
1999 1,900,030 4,492,170
1998 1,844,302 4,410,507
1997 1,787,683 4,336,730
1996 1,730,246 4,263,819
1995 1,681,513 4,191,203
1994 1,664,361 4,116,662
1993 1,672,151 4,032,407
1992 1,634,961 3,944,689
1991 1,351,399 3,855,894
1990 1,684,819 3,760,562
1989 2,217,468 3,662,459
1988 2,134,707 3,559,363
1987 2,052,994 3,452,731
1986 1,972,520 3,347,809
1985 1,894,242 3,247,534
1984 1,820,688 3,154,079
1983 1,744,295 3,067,534
1982 1,662,480 2,985,557
1981 1,583,426 2,907,187
1980 1,504,782 2,832,203
1979 1,423,514 2,760,358
1978 1,340,319 2,691,088
1977 1,258,023 2,623,948
1976 1,178,711 2,558,521
1975 1,104,863 2,494,570
1974 1,038,346 2,432,028
1973 977,654 2,370,919
1972 920,352 2,311,430
1971 865,076 2,253,119
1970 809,114 2,195,616
1969 749,452 2,139,024
1968 687,716 2,083,069
1967 628,089 2,027,403
1966 572,590 1,971,737
1965 521,174 1,915,916
1964 473,115 1,859,997
1963 427,694 1,804,272
1962 384,995 1,749,214
1961 345,945 1,695,400
1960 311,060 1,643,457

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 977,220 people (a 24.4% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kuwait's population will grow by 24.2% to 6,188,892 people with a rank change from 127th to 119th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.33M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Turkmenistan
2100 0.8% -0.29%
2099 0.8% -0.27%
2098 0.8% -0.26%
2097 0.81% -0.24%
2096 0.81% -0.23%
2095 0.81% -0.22%
2094 0.82% -0.21%
2093 0.82% -0.19%
2092 0.82% -0.18%
2091 0.82% -0.17%
2090 0.83% -0.15%
2089 0.83% -0.14%
2088 0.83% -0.13%
2087 0.83% -0.11%
2086 0.83% -0.1%
2085 0.83% -0.08%
2084 0.83% -0.07%
2083 0.83% -0.06%
2082 0.84% -0.04%
2081 0.84% -0.03%
2080 0.84% -0.008%
2079 0.84% 0.01%
2078 0.84% 0.03%
2077 0.84% 0.04%
2076 0.84% 0.06%
2075 0.84% 0.07%
2074 0.84% 0.09%
2073 0.84% 0.1%
2072 0.83% 0.12%
2071 0.83% 0.13%
2070 0.83% 0.14%
2069 0.83% 0.15%
2068 0.83% 0.16%
2067 0.83% 0.17%
2066 0.82% 0.18%
2065 0.82% 0.19%
2064 0.82% 0.2%
2063 0.82% 0.22%
2062 0.82% 0.24%
2061 0.82% 0.25%
2060 0.82% 0.28%
2059 0.82% 0.31%
2058 0.82% 0.33%
2057 0.81% 0.36%
2056 0.82% 0.4%
2055 0.82% 0.43%
2054 0.82% 0.47%
2053 0.83% 0.51%
2052 0.84% 0.55%
2051 0.84% 0.59%
2050 0.85% 0.63%
2049 0.86% 0.68%
2048 0.87% 0.71%
2047 0.88% 0.75%
2046 0.89% 0.78%
2045 0.9% 0.81%
2044 0.9% 0.83%
2043 0.91% 0.85%
2042 0.91% 0.87%
2041 0.92% 0.88%
2040 0.92% 0.89%
2039 0.92% 0.9%
2038 0.92% 0.91%
2037 0.92% 0.92%
2036 0.92% 0.93%
2035 0.92% 0.94%
2034 0.91% 0.96%
2033 0.9% 0.97%
2032 0.9% 1%
2031 0.89% 1.04%
2030 0.94% 1.15%
2029 1.02% 1.27%
2028 1.17% 1.38%
2027 1.4% 1.49%
2026 1.65% 1.6%
2025 -0.65% 1.66%
2024 0.9% 1.77%
2023 5.75% 1.86%
2022 5.25% 1.95%
2021 -0.9% 2.05%
2020 -0.95% 2.15%
2019 2.75% 2.23%
2018 4.06% 2.28%
2017 3.76% 2.31%
2016 4.42% 2.32%
2015 4.6% 2.31%
2014 4.51% 2.29%
2013 5.12% 2.25%
2012 6.52% 2.2%
2011 6.44% 2.14%
2010 5.29% 2.07%
2009 5.43% 1.99%
2008 5.72% 1.93%
2007 6.05% 1.88%
2006 5.72% 1.88%
2005 3.68% 1.9%
2004 2.25% 1.94%
2003 2.42% 1.98%
2002 2.58% 2.01%
2001 2.73% 2.02%
2000 2.88% 2.01%
1999 3.02% 1.85%
1998 3.17% 1.7%
1997 3.32% 1.71%
1996 2.9% 1.73%
1995 1.03% 1.81%
1994 -0.47% 2.09%
1993 2.27% 2.22%
1992 21% 2.3%
1991 -19.8% 2.54%
1990 -24% 2.68%
1989 3.88% 2.9%
1988 3.98% 3.09%
1987 4.08% 3.13%
1986 4.13% 3.09%
1985 4.04% 2.96%
1984 4.38% 2.82%
1983 4.92% 2.75%
1982 4.99% 2.7%
1981 5.23% 2.65%
1980 5.71% 2.6%
1979 6.21% 2.57%
1978 6.54% 2.56%
1977 6.73% 2.56%
1976 6.68% 2.56%
1975 6.41% 2.57%
1974 6.21% 2.58%
1973 6.23% 2.57%
1972 6.39% 2.59%
1971 6.92% 2.62%
1970 7.96% 2.65%
1969 8.98% 2.69%
1968 9.49% 2.75%
1967 9.69% 2.82%
1966 9.87% 2.91%
1965 10.2% 3.01%
1964 10.6% 3.09%
1963 11.1% 3.15%
1962 11.3% 3.17%
1961 11.2% 3.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Kuwait declined by 0.65%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Turkmenistan
Current population
4981316
7800189
Population rank 127/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.09%
One net population change
16.5 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
10.7 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
1.18 hours
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -88 +341
Annual growth/decline -31,965 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 63/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +42,775 +13,268
Net migration rank 24/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - 13,268
2024 41,627 61,624 112,942 14,646
2023 42,568 50,008 117,529 15,005
2022 41,752 368,560 121,814 14,141
2021 42,057 19,678 122,721 17,617
2020 41,083 -168,379 124,014 19,913
2019 46,268 181 128,275 19,735
2018 47,222 145,973 129,537 19,293
2017 51,498 92,717 131,417 16,678
2016 51,397 105,818 132,581 13,365
2015 52,127 129,695 132,663 9,936
2014 54,673 100,891 129,677 8,696
2013 52,666 107,821 126,217 7,287
2012 53,181 127,777 120,957 7,125
2011 50,733 176,732 115,197 6,992
2010 49,838 101,566 109,318 6,621
2009 48,879 95,483 102,931 6,656
2008 47,505 96,268 96,815 6,734
2007 46,539 96,765 92,038 6,388
2006 45,911 97,087 87,840 7,613
2005 45,243 67,638 83,968 10,263
2004 44,341 1,713 79,850 14,242
2003 42,934 5,895 76,737 17,625
2002 41,651 9,335 75,639 18,803
2001 40,662 12,055 76,682 16,982
2000 39,811 14,296 76,875 14,925
1999 39,342 15,912 76,362 12,859
1998 39,324 16,878 77,342 -3,239
1997 39,581 17,457 79,045 -5,600
1996 39,920 17,914 80,996 -8,627
1995 39,198 438 86,289 -13,423
1994 36,533 -41,862 89,319 -13,094
1993 33,239 -43,501 92,596 -312
1992 32,016 52,620 96,668 -13,517
1991 21,867 460,628 99,297 -4,864
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 101,099 -4,864
1989 49,390 34,643 103,553 -3,576
1988 50,037 31,455 104,802 1,408
1987 50,690 31,243 103,885 3,161
1986 51,824 27,187 100,930 1,878
1985 51,772 25,777 95,890 1,861
1984 52,539 17,020 90,591 -1,427
1983 51,460 31,758 85,183 -1,264
1982 49,981 30,437 80,989 -961
1981 48,098 29,600 77,829 -1,102
1980 47,096 32,483 74,394 -1,152
1979 45,569 37,383 71,135 -677
1978 44,277 39,159 68,437 -350
1977 42,922 38,225 66,318 -132
1976 41,439 36,050 64,513 160
1975 39,295 30,909 62,681 550
1974 37,425 25,398 60,925 924
1973 35,741 22,830 59,169 1,194
1972 34,045 21,984 57,326 1,293
1971 32,339 22,182 56,666 1,348
1970 30,789 26,614 55,617 1,376
1969 28,774 33,143 54,791 1,397
1968 26,161 35,399 54,324 1,401
1967 23,520 34,177 54,209 1,397
1966 20,914 32,383 54,353 1,377
1965 18,952 30,580 54,558 1,366
1964 17,064 29,537 54,574 1,340
1963 15,357 28,889 54,203 1,332
1962 13,730 27,417 53,248 1,337
1961 12,327 24,618 51,659 1,372
1960 11,054 21,769 49,436 1,421

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/turkmenistan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Kuwait is from natural causes (a gain of 457,599 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 805,875 people). In Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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